At a remote bone bed in Arizona, dense with fossils dating back around 209 million years, a Smithsonian-led team of ...

Buried for 209 million years, a tiny flying reptile and its ancient neighbors just emerged from Arizona’s Triassic past.

A Smithsonian-led research team has discovered the oldest known pterosaur in North America, a sea gull-sized winged reptile ...

Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.

The new type of pterosaur, named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, was identified by a Smithsonian-led research team, according to ...

The large flying reptiles known as pterosaur preyed on primitive fish that would have hard scale armour covering them.

Scientists identify the oldest flying reptile in North America, discovered in Arizona and dating back 209 million years.

Along with the pterosaur were other new arrivals on the scene including ... “Although dinosaurs are found in contemporaneous rocks from Arizona and New Mexico, they were not part of this ecosystem ...

An artist's depiction of a landscape from 209 million years ago at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, based on fossils of plants and animals ...